MacAndrews & Forbes

MacAndrews & Forbes Incorporated is a principal investment firm based in New York, specializing in a diverse range of sectors including consumer products, entertainment, cosmetics, biotechnology, and life sciences. Founded by Ronald O. Perelman in 1991, the firm focuses on making strategic investments in companies across various industries, including retail, media, e-commerce, banking, and security. Known for its adaptability, MacAndrews & Forbes has evolved over time, previously operating under the name Mafco Holdings. The firm's investment strategy reflects a commitment to identifying opportunities in both established and emerging markets.

John E. O’Malley

COO

Ronald Perelman

Founder, Chairman and CEO

10 past transactions

Relationship Science

Series D in 2015
Relationship Science (RelSci) is a technology solutions company that helps individuals and organizations leverage their relationships for a competitive business advantage. The RelSci platform provides deep information about over 6 million influential decision makers - who they are and who they know, what you have in common with them, and how you can gain access to them and their organizations. Our relationship mapping tool empowers you to discover new relationships, advance existing ones, and maximize every opportunity.

Relationship Science

Series C in 2013
Relationship Science (RelSci) is a technology solutions company that helps individuals and organizations leverage their relationships for a competitive business advantage. The RelSci platform provides deep information about over 6 million influential decision makers - who they are and who they know, what you have in common with them, and how you can gain access to them and their organizations. Our relationship mapping tool empowers you to discover new relationships, advance existing ones, and maximize every opportunity.

Transactis

Series C in 2012
Transactis, Inc. is a provider of Software-as-a-Service electronic bill presentment and payment solutions in the United States, helping businesses transition from traditional paper-based processes to efficient digital alternatives. The company's primary offering, BillerIQ, is a cloud-based platform that allows businesses to issue electronic bills and invoices and accept payments through various channels, including online, phone, and mobile devices. Additionally, Transactis offers DocumentIQ, a digital document management solution for transforming and archiving documents. The company serves a diverse range of sectors, including financial services, healthcare, education, and utilities, and operates exclusively through a network of resellers, such as financial institutions and technology companies. Transactis is committed to meeting stringent regulatory and compliance standards. Established in 2001 and based in New York, Transactis operates as a subsidiary of Mastercard Incorporated.

CircuLite

Series D in 2011
CircuLite is a cardiovascular device company focused on transforming the treatment of heart failure through the development of minimally-invasive micro-pumps for long-term partial circulatory support. The company’s proprietary micro-pump platform allows for the creation of small devices that can be implanted in a manner similar to a pacemaker, using endovascular or minimally-invasive surgical techniques. By supplementing a patient's natural heart function, CircuLite's devices aim to provide a proactive and lower-risk treatment option, potentially enhancing the quality of life for millions of individuals suffering from chronic heart failure and their families.

Siga Technologies

Post in 2008
SIGA Technologies, Inc. is a commercial-stage pharmaceutical company based in New York, specializing in health security and infectious disease markets. Founded in 1995, the company primarily focuses on developing pharmaceutical solutions for high-priority infectious diseases including smallpox, Ebola, dengue, and Lassa fever. Its lead product, TPOXX, is an orally administered antiviral drug designed for the treatment of smallpox, a disease caused by the variola virus. SIGA aims to provide effective countermeasures against lethal pathogens and is committed to enhancing biodefense through its innovative drug development efforts. The company generates most of its revenue from the United States market.

TransTech Pharma

Venture Round in 2003
TransTech Pharma, Inc., a clinical-stage pharmaceutical company, engages in the discovery, development, and commercialization of human therapeutics. The company engages in translating human proteins into medicines for the treatment of various human diseases. Its products include a pipeline of molecule clinical and pre-clinical drug candidates, including antagonists, fusion proteins, activators, inhibitors, agonists, smallpox anti-virals, and thrombosis for the treatment of cardiovascular disorders, central nervous system disorders, inflammatory and infectious diseases, diabetes, obesity, and cancer. TransTech Pharma, Inc. has strategic alliances with Novo Nordisk A/S, Pfizer, Boehringer Ingelheim, Merck, Siga Technologies, and Cephalon. The company was founded in 1998 and is based in High Point, North Carolina.

iHarvest

Venture Round in 2000
iHarvest, founded in September 1997 by Dennis Buchheim and David Wadhwani, is a privately funded Internet software company based in Redwood Shores, California. The company addresses the challenge of managing and accessing valuable online content through its innovative applications. The flagship product, iHarvest One™, launched in July 1999, was the first software to enable users to save entire web pages and organize them efficiently. This was followed by iHarvest™, introduced in May 2000, which established itself as a leading web information management tool. iHarvest simplifies the process of saving and organizing web content, providing a more effective alternative to traditional bookmarks. The intuitive interface caters to both novice and experienced users, facilitating various applications including financial research, job searches, competitive analysis, and travel planning. With a strong executive team boasting extensive technology experience from major companies, iHarvest is positioned for growth, aiming to help users navigate the vast amount of information available on the web.

Javu Technologies

Series A in 2000
With the continued growth of the Internet, improved streaming technologies, and the arrival of inexpensive high-bandwidth connections to households and businesses across the United States, the market for network-centric video applications is ready to explode. This is setting the stage for video to take a bigger role online, becoming one of the driving forces in the development of the Internet. Javu Technologies has created JavuNetwork and JavuNetplay - ASP-enabling video creation and management applications, which will give business owners and consumers the opportunity to edit, enhance, and integrate the many benefits of video into their Internet experience. JavuNetwork is a Java-based, network-centric multimedia content management application that gives individuals the ability to do high-powered video, image and audio editing right from their desktops over the Internet. JavuNetplay further simplifies the online non-linear content creation process through easy-to-use templates, allowing users to build videos directly from within an internet browser. They believe there is an excellent opportunity to incorporate the JavuNetwork and JavuNetplay ASP digital media editing and management services with every ISP’s and ICP’s content offerings.

e7th.com

Series B in 2000
e7th is a B2B marketplace that enables its users to purchase and sell fashion and footwear products.

E-Centives

Series C in 2000
E-Centives is a digital couponing company based in Bethesda, Maryland, specializing in online direct marketing. The company focuses on providing internet coupons and digital promotions that help merchants and portals establish more profitable relationships with consumers. By enabling businesses to engage effectively with their target audiences through digital incentives, E-Centives aims to enhance customer loyalty and drive sales.
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